I'm not a fan of the "overland" builds based on LMTV and other medium duty truck chassis platforms. They're really the "worst of both worlds". A tiny RV on a mostly shitty off-road platform that gets horrible mileage. I say mostly shitty because they are huge and not nimble and really not suited for anything worse than a rough dirt road. Way too big for actual long distance off-pavement travel in places like Utah, where the corners are tight and trails are narrow. They also tear the crap out of the dirt roads. I'm not a fan.

I drive a Land Rover Defender 110 and camp in the back of it. If I was looking for something for long-term camping, or to take a family, I would just buy fifth wheel trailer and pull it behind my Ram 2500, where I have a reliable and strong Cummins turbo diesel.

I've been living in my converted 26ft (7.8m) bus for 3 years. I know what it's like having a large vehicle. A fifth wheel can't go where I want to go. A Defender is too small for me to live in full time, plus they cost 4-7 times what I paid for my LMTV.

Every option is about trade offs. For my use an LMTV makes sense.

> peaks anyone's interest

Minor: piques anyone's interest.

I mean, my interest is certainly peaked, too.

Only if it's about to decrease!

Corrected thanks

Just Don't do it in California because you'll find out you can't register your LMTV in this state....

Absolutely. CA is the last state I'd want to live in or register it in.

Domiciling in CA when you plan to live on the road in other states is monumentally tax inefficient.

Both inefficient from an "amount of tax you pay" perspective and a "the amount of good each dollar of your taxes paid does" perspective.

I've heard you just need to register it as an RV (and actually have a permanent box on the back) if you want your LMTV to be registered without the annual commercial fees. Is that not true anymore?

Yes that still works in California, can also do it to a big rig if you want to.